Cho Jin-woong

Cho Jin-woong

1976-03-03 Busan, South Korea 58 Credits

Biography

Cho Jin-woong (조진웅) is a South Korean actor. Born Jo Won-joon on April 3, 1976, he is best known for his roles as Sejong's loyal bodyguard in Deep Rooted Tree (2011), a mobster in Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012), and a mysterious villain in A Hard Day (2014). He also gained recognition and praise for his performance as a detective in the television series Signal (2016).

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Dead Man

Dead Man

2024

as Lee Man-jae

5.2
Acting

Lee Man-jae at his brink of life, even sold his name to survive. In the world of ruthless barge where no one can be trusted, he held out a threadlike-...

The Boys

The Boys

2023

as Oh Jae-hyung

6.5
Acting

In 1999, a robbery-murder case occurs in a small supermarket in Samnye, Jeonbuk province. The police investigation quickly narrows down to three boys ...

Believer 2

Believer 2

2023

as Won-ho

6.7
Acting

A determined detective continues his search for the truth behind Asia's largest drug organization and its elusive boss he has unfinished business with...

The Devil's Deal

The Devil's Deal

2023

as Jeon Hae-woong

6.0
Acting

Hae-woong, an assembly member candidate, is taken out of the running because he became a thorn in the side of a local bigwig, Sun-tae. Hounded by loan...

The Policeman's Lineage

The Policeman's Lineage

2022

as Park Kang-yoon

6.5
Acting

A by-the-book police officer is assigned to secretly investigate a team leader who believes that the rules shouldn't stop an investigation. As the off...

1984, Choi Dong-won

1984, Choi Dong-won

2021

as Self - Narrator

6.0
Acting
Ryuk-sa: A Teaser

Ryuk-sa: A Teaser

2021

Director

Directing

A woman waits in a café. An amateur baseball player enters, goes to meet her, and asks her to forget him. But how can you forget the superhero who sav...

Me and Me

Me and Me

2020

as Hyung-gu

6.1
Acting

In a small South Korean village, while investigating the death of two people in strange circumstances, a grumpy policeman will live an overwhelming ex...

Black Money

Black Money

2019

as Yang Min-hyeok

7.1
Acting

A prosecutor is falsely accused of sexual assault in a suicide note from a woman that he is convinced was actually murdered. As he investigates her de...

Man of Men

Man of Men

2019

as Yeong-gi

6.6
Acting

The friendship between a lawyer who will do anything to make money and a nursing home volunteer.

Jesters: The Game Changers

Jesters: The Game Changers

2019

as Deok-ho

6.9
Acting

A gang of clowns is hired by an unpopular king to serve as propagandists who fabricate positive rumors and stage miracles to improve his personal imag...

Intimate Strangers

Intimate Strangers

2018

as Seok-ho

7.2
Acting

A group of people meet for the first time in a long time and play a game that reveals each other's secrets.

The Spy Gone North

The Spy Gone North

2018

as Choi Hak-seong

7.4
Acting

South Korea, 1993. An agent of the National Intelligence Service is sent to Beijing to infiltrate a group of North Korean officials with the ultimate ...

Believer

Believer

2018

as Won-ho

7.2
Acting

After a traumatic event, a drug trafficker turns sides and conspires with a dangerously ambitious undercover police officer to bring down the mysterio...

Man of Will

Man of Will

2017

as Kim Chang-soo

7.5
Acting

Young Kim Chang-soo is placed behind bars, charged with murdering a Japanese person who took part in Empress Myeongseong's assassination. In prison, K...

The Outlaws

The Outlaws

2017

as Head of the investigation team

7.7
Acting

In Chinatown, law and order is turned upside down when a trio of feral Chinese gangsters arrive, start terrorizing civilians, and usurping territory. ...

Blue Busking

Blue Busking

2017

4.0
Acting

Ho-bin and three friends were born and raised in Mokpo. They decide to take part in the band contest held in Jarasum after they formed the band, ‘Road...

The Sheriff In Town

The Sheriff In Town

2017

as Jong-jin

6.0
Acting

After he leaves the police force, Dae-ho establishes himself as the sheriff of his town. He then investigates Jong-jin, a businessman, because of his ...

Bluebeard

Bluebeard

2017

as Seung-hoon

6.8
Acting

A doctor finds himself in the middle of an unsolved serial murder case after discovering a secret from a sedated patient. When dismembered bodies show...

Run-Off

Run-Off

2016

as commentator

6.1
Acting

In 2003 the year of Aomori Asian Games, Dae-woong, a former ice hockey player receives an offer to be a director of Korean national ice hockey team. B...

The Hunt

The Hunt

2016

as Park Dong-geun / Park Myung-geun

5.2
Acting

When raw gold is discovered deep in the woods, a group of gold hunters arrive to mine it. Several neighbors in the area witness the hunters by chance ...

The Handmaiden

The Handmaiden

2016

as Uncle Kouzuki

8.2
Acting

1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sookee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded li...

Assassination

Assassination

2015

as Big Gun / Chu Sang-ok

7.3
Acting

In Japanese-occupied Korea, three freedom fighters are assigned a mission to assassinate a genocidal military leader and his top collaborator. But the...

Salut d'Amour

Salut d'Amour

2015

as Jang-soo

7.8
Acting

Sung-chil works at the Jang-soo Store which is owned by Jang-soo. Sung-chil is stubborn and has a bad temper, but he changes after meeting Geum-nim. G...

Foulball

Foulball

2015

as Documentary narrator

5.0
Acting
Chronicle of a Blood Merchant

Chronicle of a Blood Merchant

2015

as Mr. Ahn

7.1
Acting

Set in a village right after the Korean War, poor but good-hearted Heo Sam-gwan sets out to win the most beautiful girl in the village, Heo Ok-ran, by...

We Are Brothers

We Are Brothers

2014

as Park Sang-yeon

6.5
Acting

Two brothers were separated in childhood at an orphanage, only to find each other as adults 30 years later. But right after their reunion, their birth...

The Admiral: Roaring Currents

The Admiral: Roaring Currents

2014

as Wakizaka Yasuharu

7.0
Acting

Admiral Yi Sun-sin faces a tough challenge when he is forced to defend his nation with just 13 battleships against 300 Japanese enemy ships in the Bat...

Kundo: Age of the Rampant

Kundo: Age of the Rampant

2014

as Lee Tae-Ki

6.7
Acting

In 1862, amidst the rule of the late Joseon dynasty in Korea, a band of fighters named Kundo rise against the unjust authorities.

A Hard Day

A Hard Day

2014

as Park Chang-min

7.1
Acting

After trying to cover up a car accident that left a man dead, a crooked homicide detective is stalked by a mysterious man claiming to have witnessed t...

Hwayi: A Monster Boy

Hwayi: A Monster Boy

2013

as Ki-tae

7.4
Acting

After being kidnapped as a small child and raised by the five men who abducted him, a teenage boy is now forced to join their life in crime.

My Paparotti

My Paparotti

2013

as Chang-soo

7.1
Acting

This movie talks about the genius high school student Jang-ho who dreams of becoming the next Pavarotti although he is part of a gang and Sang-jin, cu...

An Ethics Lesson

An Ethics Lesson

2013

as Park Myung-rok

6.0
Acting

A bad guy, a cruel guy, a lame guy, a cowardly guy and the meanest woman gets involved in a beautiful university student's murder case.

Man on the Edge

Man on the Edge

2013

as Prosecutor

6.8
Acting

A gangster is chosen to become a shaman. How can he balance his totally opposite life, between beating people and helping people. Then, his boss coinc...

Perfect Number

Perfect Number

2012

as Detective Min-bum

6.6
Acting

A brilliant math teacher formulates the perfect cover-up after his neighbor murders her abusive ex-husband.

A Millionaire on the Run

A Millionaire on the Run

2012

as Kim Seung-dae

4.7
Acting

Young-in and his colleague Seung-dae are a pair of professional bagmen working for various lobbyists in finance, media and a host of other industries ...

Nameless Gangster

Nameless Gangster

2012

as Kim Pan-ho

6.9
Acting

A corrupt customs official joins forces with a vicious gangster to form the most powerful crime partnership in Busan.

Perfect Game

Perfect Game

2011

as Kim Yong-chul

6.7
Acting

The Lotte Giants' Choi Dong-won and the Haitai Tigers' Seon Dong-ryeol are rival pitchers in 1980s baseball. The film reenacts the legendary match of ...

The Front Line

The Front Line

2011

as Yoo Jae-ho

7.2
Acting

In 1951 ceasefire is declared, but two remaining armies fought their final battle on the front line Towards the end of the Korean War, a South Korean ...

Glove

Glove

2011

as Charles

6.1
Acting

Star baseball player and national hero Sang-nam finds his career in jeopardy when he gets involved in a drunken brawl. His promoter, Charles, advises ...

A Barefoot Dream

A Barefoot Dream

2010

as James

7.1
Acting

After a series of pipe dream ventures go belly up, retired pro soccer player Kim Won-kang happens to visit East Timor, where he finds children playing...

Bestseller

Bestseller

2010

as Chan-sik

5.9
Acting

Following a humiliating plagiarism scandal, an author moves to an isolated small-town house with her daughter to write her comeback novel. Desperate f...

City Of Fathers

City Of Fathers

2009

as Han Sang-goo

5.5
Acting

Kang-soo is a third-rate street thug in Busan; he's an alcoholic and gambling addict who's always on the run from loan sharks. But when his rebellious...

Fly, Penguin

Fly, Penguin

2009

as Han Chang-soo

Acting

Seung-yun is stressed out because he is sent to several private academies after school. His mother reproves him for not living up to her expectations....

Take Off

Take Off

2009

as Commentator

6.1
Acting

Cha Heon-tae, a Korean-American, was adopted with his sister to American parents. He appears on a Korean television program in search of his mother. S...

A Frozen Flower

A Frozen Flower

2008

as Tae Ahn-gong

6.9
Acting

A historical drama set in the Koryo dynasty and focused on the relationship between a king and his bodyguard.

Lost and Found

Lost and Found

2008

as Min-woo's Friend

6.1
Acting

Ji-ho is a writer who cannot forget her first love Min-woo at high school. She meets Min-woo and acts as if she lost her memories to grab his attentio...

Spare

Spare

2008

as Smuggler's voice

3.0
Acting

Gwang-tae is pressured to pay his debt by a loan shark, and finally decides to sell his liver for the money. He asks his friend Gil-do to make an arra...

The Guard Post

The Guard Post

2008

as Cook

5.5
Acting

The plot concerns Guard Point 506, where an entire squad of soldiers have been killed in mysterious circumstances, bar one survivor who's in a coma. M...

My New Partner

My New Partner

2008

as Jung Young-chul

4.0
Acting

Young-joon, a fresh prosecutor, takes a big affair to leave for Busan and unwillingly gets cooperation from his father, Min-ho who is a veteran detect...

His Last Gift

His Last Gift

2008

as Baek In-chul

6.3
Acting

Tae-ju, a murderer serving a life sentence in prison, is given a temporary release to save the life of a seriously ill young girl, Se-hee, who suffers...

Gangster High

Gangster High

2006

as Jo Hong-kyu

6.6
Acting

Sang-ho is an ordinary high school student. His dream is to enter the military academy under the influence of his father who is an army colonel. As en...

A Dirty Carnival

A Dirty Carnival

2006

as Young-pil

7.0
Acting

A small-time thug who collects debts for the local triad is torn between his criminal aspirations and his devotion to family.

Les Formidables

Les Formidables

2006

as Detective Shin

6.6
Acting

Desperate to discover who framed him for murder, criminal Su-hyun escapes from police custody and crosses path with cop Sung-woo. After realizing they...

Running Wild

Running Wild

2006

as Guryongpa Gang Member

6.2
Acting

A grissled cop with tendencies towards excessive force teams up with an ambitious and righteous prosecutor to track down a dangerous crime boss whom t...

My Brother

My Brother

2004

as Doo-shik

7.0
Acting

The story of two brothers, growing up in 1970s Korea, who each take two completely different paths. One goes to school to become a doctor, the other b...

Once Upon a Time in High School

Once Upon a Time in High School

2004

as Yasaengma Gang Member

7.2
Acting

A model student transfers to the notorious Jungmoon High School known for its severe corporal punishment by teachers and power struggles between schoo...

Korean Independence Army

Korean Independence Army

N/A

as Narrator (voice)

Acting